ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 362618
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| Date: | Sunday 6 December 1992 |
| Time: | 16:30 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 152 |
| Owner/operator: | Aero Venture Inc. |
| Registration: | N58ND |
| MSN: | 15285975 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1985 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 5597 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-235-N2C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Alberta, VA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Robbinsville, NJ (N87) |
| Lawrenceville, VA (LVL | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
WHILE ON A CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT, THE PILOT EXHAUSTED THE FUEL SUPPLY SHORT OF REACHING THE DESTINATION AIRPORT. THE PILOT MADE A SUCCESSFUL FORCED LANDING IN A PASTURE AND THEN WENT AND BOUGHT FUEL AT THE AIRPORT. THE PILOT REFUELED THE AIRPLANE WITH 10 GALLONS OF 100 OCTANE FUEL. DURING THE TAKE OFF RUN THE LEFT WING STRUCK A TREE.
Probable Cause: THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO TAKE OFF ON ROUGH UNEVEN TERRAIN AND COULD NOT ATTAIN ROTATION SPEED, WHICH RESULTED IN THE AIRPLANE STRIKING A TREE DURING THE GROUND RUN. A FACTOR IN THIS ACCIDENT WAS INADEQUATE PRE FLIGHT PLANNING.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB NYC93LA039
History of this aircraft
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| 21 November 2001 | N58ND | Adel Barimani | 0 | West Chester, Pennsylvania | |
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| 18-Mar-2024 08:32 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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